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There are a number of situations where a firm may hire an interim tender writer. In most scenarios it involves either a high number of bids, or a bid of high value or importance.

Companies with existing bid teams often hire an interim tender writer to bolster their team during a particularly busy period. They may also hire a bid writer with specific expertise to assist on a particularly difficult tender.

As with most things in business, preparation is the key to giving you the edge over your competitors.  This is especially true of responding to tenders, so why is it many organisations simply wait for the document to be released before doing any work?  To really gain an advantage over your competition it is vital to prepare as much as possible.

Usually the lack of preparation is simply down to the organisation not being aware of the many things that can be done prior to receiving the tender documentation.

In the current financial climate, many more SME size businesses are focusing on the tendering process for contracts to boost much needed revenues.  

Covering all bases is essential for winning tenders, so we have compiled some advice for companies new to the tendering process with help from our tender and bid management specialist consultants at eXceeding.

Every organisation has procurement requirements, but the value of products and/or services can vary greatly due to the nature, sector and complexity of the business concerned.

The main objective of any tendering process is to appoint the ideal supplier that is commercially and financially sound, technically competent and can offer you the best value for money.

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ― Benjamin Franklin.

Too many companies wait for PQQ and tender documents to be released before doing any bid preparation work. To get ahead your competition, it is important to prepare as much information as is possibly feasible and practical in advance, leaving more time to concentrate on the final bespoke submission documents and reduce overall stress levels. This tried and tested approach ensures that your organisation has the very best possible chance of successfully submitting on time and winning the bid!

Some confusion exists over the difference between Supplier Performance Management (SPM) and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM).

In 2014 we saw enterprises continue to embrace BYOD and focus more on enterprise mobility. In fact we wrote about the growing trend of bring your own device on our blog and some of the rules that you need to consider when allowing employees to bring their own smart devices and even laptops into your organisation.

Next year it’s a trend that is expected to continue to be high on the CIO’s agenda with the extension to CYOD (Choose You Own Device) or COPE (Corporate Owned Personally Enabled) as some enterprises fail to realise the anticipated benefits of BYOD.

We’ve worked with many public sector organisations, to help guide them through the complexities of EU Procurement Directives which apply whenever public sector authorities seek to acquire goods, services and works above a set threshold.

In short, these directives have been put in place to:

Controlling the cost of printing is the primary print management challenge faced by our clients, especially amongst SMEs. We’ve not yet reached the paperless office utopia that many dreamt about and in effect email has quadrupled most organisations' print volumes. Enterprises are still heavily reliant on printing and often don’t have the tools to track printing across all devices which can lead to significant and uncontrolled costs.

Apparently there are now more mobiles and mobile devices than toothbrushes in world. We are obsessed by mobile devices and fascinated by technology and the advances that they bring to our professional and private lives.

This fascination overspills into the corporate environment with increasing numbers of employees using their own devices to access company email, files and applications, be that as part of a formal BYOD (bring your own device) process or informally and under the governance radar.